text_original: The mention of Zeno takes us from the Western The Em  Empire to the east. While the Empire in the west East had been slowly crumbling into a group of independent Teutonic kingdoms, the Empire in the east had been successfully resisting the assaults of the barbarians.
text_transcription: THE MENTION OF ZENO TAKES US FROM THE WESTERN EMPIRE TO THE EAST WHILE THE EMPIRE IN THE WEST HAD BEEN SLOWLY CRUMBLING INTO A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT TEUTONIC KINGDOMS THE EMPIRE IN THE EAST HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESISTING THE ASSAULTS OF THE BARBARIANS
phonemes: ðə mˈɛnʃən ʌv zˈiːnoʊ tˈeɪks ˌʌs fɹʌmðə wˈɛstɚn ðɪ ˈɛm ˈɛmpaɪɚ tə ðɪ ˈiːst. wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɛst ˈiːst hɐdbɪn slˈoʊli kɹˈʌmblɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt tjuːtˈɑːnɪk kˈɪŋdəmz, ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈiːst hɐdbɪn səksˈɛsfəli ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ ðɪ ɐsˈɔlts ʌvðə bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz.